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Compared to regular education, gifted students are in their pull-out class for a very short amount of time, just 3 hours per week. They need to be focused. We would use the class carpet to reduce noise. Our gifted classes can get very loud as the students are engaged in various different activities simultaneously. With our desks, the children often need to spread their projects out on the floor. The carpet gives them a clean space. The STEM rug would also be used for many students to sit and play chess, instead of trying to push desks together. Chess is the ultimate challenge for improving math skills and all areas of STEM education. Math problem-solving and comprehension gains are proportionate to the amount of chess played. The thinking process of making the next move in chess is the same procedure for solving math problems. Even if a student does not excel at chess, that student will advance spatially and verbally. Chess allows students to improve their higher-order thinking skills to recognize complex patterns, which benefits math and science. Chess can be played by students regardless of gender, race, physical ability, or socioeconomic level. Chess increases self-control and rational thinking. Students must use recall, analysis, judgment, and abstract reasoning. Chess increases cognitive skills, communication skills, aptitude in recognizing patterns, memory improvement, logic, observation, analysis, creativity, critical thinking skills, and organizational skills – all needed for success with STEM activities. Learning the critical thinking skills necessary to be successful at chess is a benefit that will last a lifetime. By playing chess, students are gaining complex problem-solving advantages for life. Students learn to think clearly, analyze situations for sound decisions, have the coping skills to recover from the consequences of bad decisions and visualize future possibilities.

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Compared to regular education, gifted students are in their pull-out class for a very short amount of time, just 3 hours per week. They need to be focused. We would use the class carpet to reduce noise. Our gifted classes can get very loud as the students are engaged in various different activities simultaneously. With our desks, the children often need to spread their projects out on the floor. The carpet gives them a clean space. The STEM rug would also be used for many students to sit and play chess, instead of trying to push desks together. Chess is the ultimate challenge for improving math skills and all areas of STEM education. Math problem-solving and comprehension gains are proportionate to the amount of chess played. The thinking process of making the next move in chess is the same procedure for solving math problems. Even if a student does not excel at chess, that student will advance spatially and verbally. Chess allows students to improve their higher-order thinking skills to recognize complex patterns, which benefits math and science. Chess can be played by students regardless of gender, race, physical ability, or socioeconomic level. Chess increases self-control and rational thinking. Students must use recall, analysis, judgment, and abstract reasoning. Chess increases cognitive skills, communication skills, aptitude in recognizing patterns, memory improvement, logic, observation, analysis, creativity, critical thinking skills, and organizational skills – all needed for success with STEM activities. Learning the critical thinking skills necessary to be successful at chess is a benefit that will last a lifetime. By playing chess, students are gaining complex problem-solving advantages for life. Students learn to think clearly, analyze situations for sound decisions, have the coping skills to recover from the consequences of bad decisions and visualize future possibilities.

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